Play Store Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the Android and Google Play concepts GPC touches. Each entry is short, grounded in what the concept actually does, and ends with the GPC command that operates on it.
Use this as a lookup reference when reading docs or debugging a release.
A-Z Index
- AAB — Android App Bundle
- ANR — Application Not Responding
- APK — Android Package Kit
- Fastlane Metadata Format
- Google Play Service Account
- Google Play Vitals
- Managed Google Play
- Play Custom App Publishing
- Play Edit Lifecycle
- Staged Rollout
By Category
Build artifacts
Release management
App health
Authentication
Enterprise and private distribution
Tooling compatibility
Adding Terms
Missing a term? Open a GitHub Discussion with the term and what you'd want it to cover. We add glossary entries based on user questions that come up more than once.
See Also
- Full Command Reference — every
gpccommand - FAQ — common questions about GPC itself
- Android CLI Interop — using GPC with Google's official Android CLI